The difference between Chump and Dupe

When used as nouns, chump means an incompetent person, a blockhead, whereas dupe means a person who has been deceived.


Dupe is also verb with the meaning: to swindle, deceive, or trick.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chump and Dupe

  1. Chump as a noun (colloquial, pejorative):

    An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

    Examples:

    "That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground."

  2. Chump as a noun:

    A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.

    Examples:

    "It shouldn't be hard to put one over on ''that'' chump."

  3. Chump as a noun:

    The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.

  1. Chump as a verb:

  1. Dupe as a noun:

    A person who has been deceived.

  1. Dupe as a verb:

    To swindle, deceive, or trick.

  1. Dupe as a noun (photography):

    A duplicate of a photographic image.

  2. Dupe as a noun (restaurant industry):

    A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.

  3. Dupe as a noun (informal):

    A duplicate.

  1. Dupe as a verb (transitive):

    To duplicate.

    Examples:

    "Can you dupe this photo for me?"